Leandro Ferrado

Leandro Ferrado has a diverse work experience in the field of Data Science and Machine Learning. Leandro started their career as a Researcher at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in 2014. Leandro then worked as a Data Scientist at Intel Corporation from 2016 to 2017, where they focused on developing solutions for analyzing security incidents in companies. Leandro also served as a Machine Learning Engineer at VATES - Ingeniería en Software from 2017 to 2018, working on IoT projects and contributing to the growth of Machine Learning teams.

Afterwards, Leandro joined Fligoo in 2018 and held multiple roles including Data Scientist, Technical Leader, and Head of Data Science. During their time at Fligoo, they developed and led projects involving recommendation systems and churn predictors for banks, universities, and streaming platforms. Leandro also managed the Data Science area, participated in sales processes, and promoted cross-project collaboration.

Leandro's next career move was to Mercado Libre in 2021, where they became a Data Science & Machine Learning Technical Leader. In this role, they led projects related to customer acquisition and retention in Fintech products, as well as cost reduction in infrastructure operations. Leandro was also involved in recruiting processes and played a role in developing learning paths for Data Science roles within the teams.

Leandro's most recent work experience is as a Contractor starting in 2022, where they serve as a Data Science Specialist.

Leandro Ferrado completed their education from 2011 to 2017 at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral, where they obtained a degree in Informatics Engineering. Leandro also holds additional certifications in various fields, including Data Science, Deep Learning, and Machine Learning with Python from Udemy in July 2018 and Data Science Methodology from IBM Cognitive Class in June 2018. Leandro obtained certifications in Introduction to Statistics from Stepik in June 2018, Bayesian Machine Learning in Python: A/B Testing from Udemy in March 2018, and Advanced AI: Deep Reinforcement Learning in Python from Udemy in August 2017. Leandro also completed certifications in Machine Learning with Apache SystemML from IBM Cognitive Class in July 2017, Artificial Intelligence: Reinforcement Learning in Python from Udemy in June 2017, Deep Learning with Tensor Flow from IBM Cognitive Class in June 2017, and The Ultimate Hands-On Hadoop - Tame your Big Data! from Udemy in June 2017. Leandro obtained certifications in Observation theory: Estimating the Unknown from edX in February 2017, Julia for Data Scientists First Look from Lynda.com in December 2016, Ethical Hacking: Penetration Testing from Lynda.com in November 2016, and Introduction to Data Governance from Lynda.com in November 2016. Leandro also completed coursework in Introduction to Big Data with Apache Spark from edX and Scalable Machine Learning from edX; however, the exact month and year of completion for these courses are not provided.